Thomas wilson paterson



(No Model.) I Q -T. W. PATERSON. SPARK GATGHER- No. 601,355. Patented Mar. 29,1898.

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SPARK-CATCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,355, dated March 29, 1898. Application filed July 22, 1897. Serial No. 645,624. (No model.) Patented in Canada July 26, 1897, No. 56,793.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS WILsON PATER- SON, a British subject, residing at Victoria, Province of British Columbia, Canada, have invented a new and useful Spark-Catcher and Smoke-Burner, (for which I have received a sired, at the same time consumingthe smoke,

thus preventing the danger of fire from the sparks of a locomotive and the annoyance and dirt caused by the smoke to the passengers and coaches. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyin g drawings, in which Figure 1 is a section of the apparatus. 2 is a back view of the apparatus. a plan of the apparatus.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the views.

In the drawings, A is the smoke-pipe, attached on top of the smoke-box in the usual place for the smoke-stack, the top part of pipe forming an elbow B, which is attached to the top of cone C at a tangent, so that the products of combustion will be given a centrifugal motion on entering the cone.

Fig. Fig. 3 is D is a deflector with a downward inclination around to the baffle-plate E, which comes just below the lower side of the elbow B, thus giving the sparks and smoke a centrifugal and downward course.

G is a volute formed by a bar of flat iron tov conduct the sparks to the bottom of cone and into the pipe. H is a pipe connected to bottom of cone for carrying the sparks back into the ash-pan.

I is a smaller pipe leading into the T-pipe on bottom of cone, the pipe I being connected with the exhaust of the engine, thus causing,

a jet of exhaust-steam to enter the pipe H and force the sparks and smoke back into the ash-pan and also giving a forced draft to the furnace, thus economizing fuel and tending to burn the smoke.

' J is an extension-piece inside of cone with a wire-gauze cone K to prevent any sparks from being drawn up-by the draft in extension-piece.

What-I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination with a locomotive or other boiler, of pipe A, cone C, deflector D, baffleplate E, volute bar G, pipe I-I, exhaust-steam jet I, extension-piece J, wire-gauze cone K, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

THOMAS WILSON PATERSON. Witnesses: MAURICE H. LAW, RALPH D. STEPHENS. 

